@Steve Cantano incredible and the media sweeps it under the rug.

Unfortunately, however, we just had a guest with dogs check out after a 4-day stay and the cleaners found fresh dog feces smeared on the hardwood floors, in the rug, and on the linens!!

Yes, we live in the sticks, and yes I have to drive an hour to get my iPhone fixed, but old growth redwoods are just down the road, the rugged coastline an hour away, the produce is fresh, the wine is good, the weather is great (okay it gets a bit hot and dry in the summer) and if I feel the need for some urban time, a day trip or weekend trip are easy down to the Bay Area is easy.

We have had people burn a large portion of a living room rug, smash televisions, allow a pet to chew up a dresser in our pet free home, and puncture holes on the inside of the refrigerator.

I even had my leg fall through a floor and another time a rug was hiding a 3’ diameter hole on the third floor.

Matching dressers, matching couches, love seats, beds, tables, chairs, coffee tables, end tables, TV's, microwave, fake plants, rugs. 

Beyond that the standard playbook is to replace the old carpet with vinyl that looks like hardwood, and then add area rugs that you can buy from Walmart or Home Depot (if the current flooring can't be saved).

So the rug looked great, and it was almost available for free, but it covered all the dirt under it? 

Couches, rugs, plants, table to eat, art, pots, pans, and silverware are a few of the things I provide so that potential housemates can envision moving in easily.

Net worth, family status and employment all affect our daily lives and economic goals.None the less, one of the reasons why BiggerPockets has become so popular is because such factors aren't swept under the rug.